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Recommendation

If the world of finance had heeded the female perspective, the financial crisis would not have happened. That’s a bold theory. Or is it? A lack of diversity can lead to groupthink; a lack of alternative perspectives can create false confidence in bad decisions. Given that men comprise the vast majority of the financial sector, maybe fund manager Halla Tomasdottir has a point when she claims that the financial services industry and other segments of society need a more balanced view. getAbstract recommends this talk to human resources professionals and to professional and lay investors who would like to know how to stop cloning a system that crashed because of its inherent faults.

In this summary, you will learn

What economist Halla Tomasdottir believes went wrong in the global finance industry

How she incorporates "feminine values" in her financial services company

Why your company will benefit from diversity

Summary

Fund manager Halla Tomasdottir learned that women are crucial to the economy and society on